Obituaries

Vernon Rogers

Vernon Rogers

Mar 28, 2012

Vernon Glenn Rogers, 68, of Pauline, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born January 3, 1944, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Clifton H. and Eleanor Barnett Rogers. A veteran of the U. S. Air Force, Mr. Rogers was retired from Spartanburg Regional Medical Center and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include...

Helen Waddell

Helen Waddell

Mar 27, 2012

Helen Tipton Vaughan Waddell, 84, of Inman, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at her home. Born October 31, 1927, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Charles Franklin and Cleo Coin Tipton. Mrs. Waddell was retired from the Spartanburg Herald Journal after 42 years of service. She had a passion for working crossword puzzles and was of the...

Richard Greene

Richard Greene

Mar 27, 2012

Richard Lamar Greene, 67, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at his home. Born December 19, 1944, in Tampa, FL, he was the son of the late James Ollie and Marjorie Whatley Bunch Greene. Mr. Greene was a former co-owner of Spartan Tire Exchange and worked in construction for a number of years. He was past-president of Spartanburg Evening...

Jessie Brown

Jessie Brown

Mar 26, 2012

Jessie (Irene) Johnson Brown, 74, of Inman, died Monday, March 26, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born November 13, 1937, in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Horace and Bernice Bishop Johnson. She was a member of Mountain View Baptist Church and the Family Community Leaders of Boiling Springs. Survivors include her husband of 55 years,...

Lucille Linville

Lucille Linville

Mar 25, 2012

Lucille M. Linville, 92, of Brevard, NC, died Sunday, March 25, 2012, at The Oaks of Brevard. Born in Erwin, TN, she was the widow of Rev. Ray Linville, and daughter of the late John Henry Miller and Emma Mae Calhoun Kroener. Mrs. Linville is survived by her sons, Raymond Eugene Linville of Carnesville, GA, and John Robert Linville and...

Sylvia Nail

Sylvia Nail

Mar 24, 2012

Sylvia L. Nail, 75, of Boiling Springs, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at her home. Born December 26, 1936, in High Shoals, NC, she was a daughter of the late Reeves Gamble and Ollie Mae Dillard Jamison and the widow of Ronald Eugene Nail. She was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include a son, Ronald Keith Nail (Anne) of Inman,...

Sara Rogers

Sara Rogers

Mar 23, 2012

Sara Margaret Oxley Rogers, 87, of Spartanburg, died Friday, March 23, 2012, at Magnolia Manor-Spartanburg. Born November 22, 1924, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin Franklin and Rosa Lee Lyles Oxley. Margaret was a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be missed by all. She was a member of Roebuck Baptist Church, for 62 years,...

Helen Kirby

Helen Kirby

Mar 22, 2012

Helen Gallman Kirby, 91, of Spartanburg, formerly of Woodside Lane, Spartanburg, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at Oakmont Nursing Home-Union, SC. Born December 20, 1920, in Union, SC, she was the widow of Victor L. Kirby and daughter of the late Newell and Beulah Willard Gallman. A retired nurse, Mrs. Kirby worked for Dr. Leon Poole for 20 years, then...

Jewell Keller

Jewell Keller

Mar 22, 2012

Jewell Syracuse Keller, 84, of Woodruff, died Thursday, March 22, 2012, at her home. Born July 4, 1927, in Easley, SC, she was the widow of James Edward Keller and daughter of the late George and Della Lee Stegall Syracuse. She was owner of Keller Styling Salon and a member of Ben Avon United Methodist Church. Survivors include her daughter,...

Ethelene Mize

Ethelene Mize

Mar 21, 2012

Ethelene Mize, 94, of Boiling Springs, formerly of Cowpens, died Wednesday, March 21, 2012, at Summer Place Assisted Living-Boiling Springs. Born December 15, 1917, in Cowpens, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary Sanders and a member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church in Cowpens. Survivors include her daughters, LaVare Leith of Zebulon, NC, Carolyn Wright of Nashville,...

Helen Wilson

Helen Wilson

Mar 20, 2012

Helen White Wilson, 77, of Moore, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born January 15, 1935, in Hartwell, GA, she was the daughter of the late Judson M. and Marie P. White. Mrs. Wilson was a former kindergarten teacher. She started the three-year-old program at Ruth Memorial Presbyterian Church. Later, she was a substitute teacher at...

Barbara Dellinger

Barbara Dellinger

Mar 20, 2012

Barbara Louise Boyd Dellinger, 75, of Spartanburg, died Tuesday, March 20, 2012, at her home. Born October 30, 1936, in Charlotte, NC, she was the beloved wife, for 58 years, of the late Elmer Harold "Red" Dellinger, and daughter of the late James William "J.W." and Mary Louise Sutton Boyd. Mrs. Dellinger was a member of Roebuck Presbyterian Church and...

Teressa Hearn

Teressa Hearn

Mar 19, 2012

Tess Hearn, 69, of Hillbrook Drive, Spartanburg, died Monday, March 19, 2012, at her home. Born January 11, 1943, in Union County, SC, she was the daughter of Teressa Hite Gallman of Jonesville, SC, and the late William Arthur Gallman. She was a graduate of Limestone College and retired from teaching in Spartanburg District Three. She was a member of...

Thomas Keim, Sr.

Thomas Keim, Sr.

Mar 19, 2012

Thomas Howard Keim, Sr., 71, of Spartanburg, died Monday, March 19, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home following a courageous and inspirational battle with lung disease. Born October 2, 1940, in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late George Robert and Opal Canterbury Keim. Mr. Keim was retired from Lowe's with 20 years of service. He was a...

Willie Harvey, Jr.

Willie Harvey, Jr.

Mar 18, 2012

Willie Lawson Harvey, Jr., 79, of Pacolet, died Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born February 22, 1933, in Spartanburg County, he was the son of the late Willie Lawson Harvey, Sr. and Lizzie Foster Harvey. Mr. Harvey was employed by Milliken at Pacolet, retired from Musgrove Mills in Gaffney, and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors...

Mazie Lawing

Mazie Lawing

Mar 18, 2012

Mazie Corrine Waddell Lawing, 78, of Spartanburg, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, March 18, 2012, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center. Born December 13, 1933 in Spartanburg County, she was the daughter of the late Lee and Nettie Whitt Waddell. Mrs. Lawing was retired from Wachovia Bank and a member of Mt. Olive Baptist Church. She...

William Wilson

William Wilson

Mar 17, 2012

William Lamar "Bill" Wilson passed peacefully at his home on Saturday, March 17th, surrounded by his family, priest, and friends. He was a lifelong Episcopalian and a member of St. Christopher's Episcopal Church. Bill was born in New York City December 4, 1928. He graduated from Rutgers University in 1950 and served his country as a 1st Lieutenant in the...

Ellie Bonner

Ellie Bonner

Mar 16, 2012

Ellie Mae Taylor Bonner, 88, a lifelong resident of Mayo, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at Valley Falls Terrace. Born May 29, 1923, in Mayo, SC, she was the widow of Jack Dempsey Bonner, and daughter of the late Wade Hampton and Lula Cash Taylor. She attended Graham Chapel Wesleyan Church. Survivors include her son, Ronald Bonner of Mayo; daughter,...

Michael Fernandez

Michael Fernandez

Mar 15, 2012

Michael Dennis Fernandez, 24, of Spartanburg, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, in Fort Lauderdale, FL. Born September 6, 1987, in Spartanburg, he was the son of Miguel Jesus and Patty Gibson Fernandez of Spartanburg. Michael was a kind, loving person with a generous heart, who had many friends and was always willing to help others. He loved dirt bike racing,...

Gloria Stone

Gloria Stone

Mar 15, 2012

Gloria J. Stone, 60, of 240 Scruggs Road, Chesnee, SC, died Thursday, March 15, 2012, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital. Born May 19, 1951, in Spartanburg, she was the daughter of the late Harold P. and Harriett Messer Stone. Mrs. Stone was a member of Christian Fellowship Church and a former employee of Ina Bearing Company. Survivors include her husband,...